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Urinary albumin excretion as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in migraine sufferers: the HUNT study, Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate urine albumin leakage as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in migraine patients.

Design

A population-based health study.

Participants

303 patients with migraine, 1009 patients with non-migraine headache and 5287 headache-free controls.

Outcomes

The association between urine albumin- to-creatine ratio (ACR) and headache status was investigated in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT-2). Patients were selected in two strata, based on either (1) self-reported hypertension/diabetes (morbid sample) or (2) a random sample. Analyses were performed using analysis of covariance.

Results

There was no association between headache status and ACR in the study population (p=0.23, mean ACR for migraine 1.66, 95% CI 1.31 to 2.01, for non-migraine headache 1.90, 95% CI 1.71 to 2.09 and for no headache 1.73, 95% CI 1.64 to 1.81) after relevant adjustments. Similarly, no association between headache status and ACR was seen when the analysis was stratified for morbid and random samples, or for migraine with and without aura.

Conclusions

We found no evidence of increased urine albumin leakage in migraine sufferers when compared with headache-free controls. This could indicate that systemic endothelial dysfunction is not a prominent feature of migraine.

SUBMITTER: Jacobsen LM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3740253 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Urinary albumin excretion as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in migraine sufferers: the HUNT study, Norway.

Jacobsen Line M LM Winsvold Bendik S BS Romundstad Solfrid S Pripp Are H AH Holmen Jostein J Zwart John-Anker JA

BMJ open 20130813 8

<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate urine albumin leakage as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in migraine patients.<h4>Design</h4>A population-based health study.<h4>Participants</h4>303 patients with migraine, 1009 patients with non-migraine headache and 5287 headache-free controls.<h4>Outcomes</h4>The association between urine albumin- to-creatine ratio (ACR) and headache status was investigated in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT-2). Patients were selected in two strata, based on either ...[more]

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Objective

Design

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Conclusions

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